Indianapolis among fastest-growing metros

According to the latest numbers
from the BLS, the Indianapolis MSA has an unemployment rate of 2.9 percent and
an annual job-growth rate of 3.1 percent. This is 1.6 percentage points above
the national job growth rate of 1.5 percent.

This growth rate is so high, that
it ranks in the top 10 of JLL-tracked metros. Indianapolis is the only
Midwestern city to crack the list, which is dominated by southeastern markets.

It is not surprising that
Indianapolis saw such strong growth. The labor force and total employment are
both at record high levels, keeping the unemployment rate low. Nearly 32,000
jobs have been added to the market since last year. ​